20:43 hrs IST
Final wushu update
Pardeep Kumar loses 2-1 to Indonesia’s Puja Riyaya in the men’s Sanda 70 kg quarter-finals. Still, India are assured 4 medals in the sport.
20:28 hrs IST
Can India assure another wushu medal?
India’s Pardeep Kumar will take on Indonesia’s Puja Riyaya in the men’s Sanda 70 kg quarter-finals now.
20:23 hrs IST
Wushu update
India are assured of a fourth medal in Wushu, this one coming courtesy of Narender Grewal who beat Akhmal Rakhimov 2-0 to enter the Men’s Sanda 65kg semi-finals.
20:13 hrs IST
India register thumping win
India beat Kazakhstan 21-0 in the women’s tournament Pool B match. What a result this is for the girls!
20:04 hrs IST
Hockey dominance continues
India now lead 20-0. That is not a typo; they have put 20 goals past a hapless Kazakhstan side. And there’s still 6 minutes left!
20:02 hrs IST
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India’s Pardeep Kumar will take on Indonesia’s Puja Riyaya in the men’s Sanda 70 kg quarter-finals shortly.
19:55 hrs IST
Hockey update: thrashing incoming
India are leading Kazakhstan 17-0 at this point and there’s still a good portion of the fourth quarter left. At this rate they’ll go over 20 soon enough!
19:44 hrs IST
Wushu medal prospects grow
India’s Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh beat Jean Claude Saclag 2-0 in the Men’s Sanda 60kg quarter-finals, thus assuring himself of a medal.
19:34 hrs IST
Wushu update
India’s Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh takes on Jean Claude Saclag in the Men’s Sanda 60kg quarter-finals shortly.
19:16 hrs IST
Hockey update #3
At the end of the 2nd quarter, the Indian women’s hockey team leads Kazakhstan 9-0!
19:10 hrs IST
Wushu update: anither medal assured
Santosh Kumar beat Thailand’s Phithak Paokrathok 2-1 in the Men’s Sanda 56kg quarter-finals, thus assuring India of another medal!
18:51 hrs IST
Hockey update
India are leading Kazakhstan 5-0 at the end of the first quarter of the women’s Pool B match.
18:48 hrs IST
Wushu coming up
India’s Santosh Kumar will face Thailand’s Phithak Paokrathok in the Men’s Sanda 56kg quarter-finals shortly.
18:43 hrs IST
Hockey update
India are leading Kazakhstan 3-0 and the first quarter is yet to come to a close. Another big win seemingly awaits...
18:30 pm IST
Women’s hockey match begins
India’s match against Kazakhstan has begun. India will be looking for another comfortable win.
18:19 hrs IST
Wushu update: medal assured
India’s Roshibina Devi Naorem has beaten Pakistan’s Mubashra in the Women’s Sanda 60kg quarter-finals.
18:07 hrs IST
Gymnastics update #2
Dipa Karmakar might have missed out on making the vault final but she made it to the title round on the beam by finishing joint seventh with 12.750 points.
18:02 hrs IST
Gymnastics update
Dipa Karmakar, returning to action after a knee injury in Rio 2016, was beaten to the vault final in the Asian Games teammates Pranati Nayak and Aruna Budda Reddy.
17:31 hrs IST
Women’s Freestyle 68 kg Bronze medal match
Divya Kakran has won the bronze medal, beating Chen Wenling by technical superiority 10-0!
16:55 hrs IST
Bopanna, Raina advance
They won the third set 11-9 to advance to the mixed doubles round of 16.
16:50 hrs IST
Khade’s heartbreak
Virdhawal Khade just about misses out on a bronze! He finished fourth, just 0.01 seconds behind the Japanese swimmer who finished third.
16:43 hrs IST
Swimming update
India’s Virdhawal Khade is in action in the men’s 50m freestyle swimming final; the event will begin soon.
16:36 hrs IST
Tennis update
Rohan Bopanna and Ankita Raina, who are competing in the mixed doubles round of 32 against a South Korean duo, are currently trailing in the second set having won the first.
16:24 hrs IST
India beat Thailand in Kabaddi
India have comfortably got the better of Thailand in Kabaddi, India beat Thailand 49-30 in a Group A game.
16:04 hrs IST
India lead Thailand in Kabaddi
After a shock loss yesterday to Korea, India are currently leading Thailand in men’s Kabaddi.
15:40 hrs IST
Tennis: Mixed doubles action set to begin
Ankita Raina and Rohan Bopanna are set to take on Kim Nari and Lee Jeamoon in mixed doubles round of 16.
15:16 hrs IST
Preview: Hockey
Their campaign off to a rousing start with a record win, defending champions India will be eyeing another massive victory when they take on lowly Hong Kong China in their second pool match of the Asian Games on Wednesday.
15:04 hrs IST
Medal Alert: Sepaktakraw
India go down to Thailand 0-2 in Sepaktakraw (Men’s Team Regu) in the semifinals but they still clinched Bronze Medal thanks to the semis appearance. Ninth medal for India!
14:57 hrs IST
Laksha, Shreyasi eliminated
Team India (Lakshay and Shreyasi Singh) is eliminated from the Mixed Trap shooting event with a score of 18/25.
14:53 hrs IST
Update: Mixed Trap medal event
A good round of shooting from Team India but looks like it is almost game over for the duo as they are 14/23.
14:46 hrs IST
Update: Mixed Trap
After 15 shots, the Indian team of Lakshay and Shreyasi Singh are last with 8/15. Looks like the medal hopes are slowly going away.
14:18 hrs IST
Update: Taekwondo
Kashish Malik loses to South Korea’s Lee Ahreum 8-17 in the quarter-finals of the women’s -57 kg category.
Akshay Kumar goes down to Ukbekistan’s Shokin Dmitriy 1-15 in the men’s +80 kg quarters.
14:16 hrs IST
Update: Fencing Women’s Epee Individual
Jas Seerat Singh loses 13-15 to Thanee Korawan from Thailand
13:54 hrs IST
Update: Women’s Handball
India loses to DPR Korea 49-19 in the women’s handball group stage encounter.
13:48 hrs IST
Update: Wrestling
Indian wrestler Manish got injured midway in QuarterFinal bout (67 kg) and he is out of contention.
13:44 hrs IST
Update: Archery
A horrible shot in the 10th set pushed Indian archer Deepika Kumari to the 17th position in the individual recurve ranking, while the women’s team qualified seventh at the Asian Games.
13:39 hrs IST
Update: Wrestling
Not a good day for Indian wrestlers as Gyanender loses in the Greco-Roman quarterfinal (60 kg).
13:16 hrs IST
Update: Wrestling
Kiran loses 2-4 to Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in women’s Freestyle 76 kg quarterfinals
13:00 hrs IST
Update: Tennis
Karman Kaur Thandi knocked OUT in Women Singles Pre-QF by World No. 278 Liang En-Shuo 6-2, 4-6, 6-7
12:59 hrs IST
Update: Wrestling
Divya Kakran loses in 68kg wrestling 1/8 round
12:58 hrs IST
Update: Silver for Sanjeev
Cracking day for India so far as Sanjeev Rajput walked away with the silver medal.
India’s medal tally rises to 8.
12:35 hrs IST
Update: Wrestling
India’s Gyanender outmuscles Thailand’s Wiratul Piyabut 10-2 in men’s Greco-Roman 60kg event
12:28 hrs IST
Update: Sanjeev maintains his leads
He is number one after 30 shots with 307.1 points
12:16 hrs IST
Update: 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final
Sanjeev at the second spot after 15 shots
12:04 hrs IST
Update: 50m rifle 3 positions final about to begin
Sanjeev Rajput leads after 5 shots
11:58 hrs IST
Update: Trap mixed team final
Shreyasi Singh and Lakshay qualify for the finals with a score of 142
11:29 hrs IST
Update: Tennis
India’s Ankita Raina defeats Eri Hozumi 6-1, 6-2 in the Round of 16 to enter quarterfinals
11:28 hrs IST
Update: Archery Recurve Women’s Individual
Deepika Kumari scores a total of 649 and is ranked 17th
Promila Daimary ranked 21st. She scored a total of 642
11:26 hrs IST
Update: Archery Recurve Women’s Team
India team of Deepika Kumari, Majhi Laxmirani, Promila Daimary and Ankita Bhakat finished on the seventh spot. The team scored a total of 1908 in the ranking round
11:24 hrs IST
Update: Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
Sanjeev Rajput shoots a total of 1160 to qualify for the final round
10:51 hrs IST
Abhinav Bindra is chuffed
Superb show by young Saurabh !! Many many Congratulations. We must pledge support to these young athletes for a sustained period of time irrespective of results. They have the ingredients for Olympic success. Needs persistent support irrespective.— Abhinav Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 21, 2018
10:43 hrs IST
Update: Stunning Saurabh
Saurabh Chaudhary held his nerve and slammed a Games record as he walked away with Gold.
Abhishek Verma clinched Bronze.
India now have 7 medals
10:12 hrs IST
Update: Men’s 10m air pistol finals begin
2 Indians in the fray.
Let’s go!
10:09 hrs IST
Update: Taekwondo
Kashish Malik beats Malaysia’s Roslan Nurul Farah Alisa 28-10 in their women’s -57 kg round of 16 match.
10:02 hrs IST
Update: Shooting Trap Mixed Team
The pair of Lakshay and Shreyasi Singh have scored a total of 46. India currently at the number 6th position.
9:51 hrs IST
Update: Volleyball
India lose 18-25, 22-25, 13-25 against Vietnam in Women’s Pool B
9:49 hrs IST
Not a bad day for India so far
#AsianGames2018 Day 3 -
# Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma qualify for 10m Air Pistol final
# Virdhawal Khade tops Heat 5 while Anshul Kothari tops Heat 1 in 50m Freestyle event
# #DattuBhokanal tops the Men's Single Sculls Repechage Heat 1
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9:47 hrs IST
Update: Taekwondo Men +80 kg
Akshay Kumar defeats Fernando Siyabalapitiyage Besh Di from Sri Lanka 13-8 to enter quarters
Akshay will face Uzbekistan’s Dmitriy Shokin quarterfinals
9:35 hrs IST
Update: Women’s volleyball
India are trailing Vietnam by two sets to one in their second group match. India lost the first two sets 18-25 and 22-25.
9:26 hrs IST
Update: Men’s Lightweight Four in rowing
The team of Bhopal Singh, Jagvir Singh, Tejas Shinde & Pranay Naukarkar is through to Final
9:17 hrs IST
Update: Men’s Taijiquan – Wushu
India’s Gyandash Singh comes 12th with a score of 9.59. China’s Chen Zhouli tops the table with 9.75.
9:07 hrs IST
Update: Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualification
Sanjeev Rajput is currently in second place after the kneeling and prone positions, with a total score of 785
8:48 hrs IST
Update: 10m Air Pistol Men shooting
Saurabh Chaudhary tops the qualifying round with a score of 585.
Abhishek Verma at number 6 with a score of 580.
Both qualify for the finals
8:43 hrs IST
Update: Women’s Volleyball
India trail 5-8 against Vietnam at the first time-out
8:37 hrs IST
Update: Women’s Epee Individual Fencing
India’s Jas Seerat Singh wins her match 5-4 against Vietnam’s Tran Thi Thuy Trinh in the preliminaries.
8:29 hrs IST
Update: Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men event
Saurabh Chaudhary continues to top the list with 547 points
Abhishek Verma has dropped down to the 12th position with 451 points
8:13 hrs IST
Update: Men’s 10m air pistol qualification
Both Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma are in the top 10.
3rd round is currently on.
8:12 hrs IST
Update: Women’s +67 kg Taekwondo
Rodali Barua has lost her match against Taipei’s Tinghsia Ma 0-5
8:11 hrs IST
Update: Women’s kabaddi
India extend their domination as they bulldoze Sri Lanka 38-12
8:00 hrs IST
Update: Swimming Men’s 50m Freestyle
Virdhawal Khade clocked 22.43 seconds, tops heat 5, he makes it to the finals. Top performance by the swimmer.
Anshul Kothari clocked 23.83 to top Heat 1
7:50 hrs IST
Update: Men’s Single Sculls Repechages
Dattu Bhokanal has topped Heat 1. He clocked 7:45.71
He qualifies for the finals
7:48 hrs IST
Update: 10m Air Pistol Men
Saurabh Chaudhary is currently number one with a total score of 158.
Abhishek Verma is at number 10.
7:43 hrs IST
Update: Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification Men event
Sanjeev Rajput is on the 18th spot after the initial shots. He has a total score of 48.
He now moves up to the fourth spot after the latest round.
7:42 hrs IST
Update: Men’s Single Sculls Repechage
Dattu Bokanal is currently leading. He has crossed the 1500m in 5:46.01
7:38 hrs IST
Update: Women’s kabaddi
After the upset yesterday in men’s kabaddi, the women team should tread with caution when they take on Sri Lanka.
Well, and as we speak, they lead Sri Lanka 14-0.
7:11 hrs IST
Hello and welcome to all
After a historic second day, India would look to add more medals to its kitty today. Tuesday begins with archery, kabaddi, rowing, shooting, swimming